Hi Stefan,


> Amanda does not care for "pre" or something, *she* just uses every tape
> with a label matching the defined labelstr. No need to 'insert' a tape
> into a existing sequence (for example, between 2 and 3 ...).
>
> So the tape would very likely be labeled as 'Backup06', and this would
> have to be done by you.

        thanks, but does this also mean, that in future times I have always to
put the tapes in ...-02-06-03-... order, or does *she* switch over to
02-06-03-04-05-01-02-03-04-05-06-01... automatically, so that the newest
tape is in fact added at the end of the list after one full cycle?


        Ralf

        



Stefan G. Weichinger schrieb:
> Ralf Auer schrieb:
> 
>> Let's assume, the five tapes from my last example were labeled
>> 'Backup01'-'Backup05'. Now, as in the last example, this
>> 'short-of-tapes'-problem occurs after using 'Backup02'. To avoid
>> overwriting 'Backup03' Amanda would kindly ask me to add another tape
>> (if I understood correctly). When I add the new tape, what label would
>> it get? 'Backup02a'? 'BackupPre03' ? '02Backup03' ?
> 
> Depends on your definition of "labelstr" and which label you give that
> tape via running amlabel.
> 

> 
> Stefan

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